British Open notes: Leishman comes up short of record - STLtoday.com
His perspective changed by his wife’s life-threatening illness, Leishman surged up the leaderboard Sunday at the British Open with the best major round of his career. The Aussie shot 8-under par in the third round after taking a run at the lowest round anyone has ever recorded in a major. Leishman was at 9-under 207 overall, just one shot off the top spot as he headed to the clubhouse, having finished his round before 36-hole leader Dustin Johnson even teed off. “It was disappointing not to go a couple better,” Leishman said. “But still, as far as this week goes, 64 gets me right back in it. ”. Leishman had reasonable birdie attempts at the 16th and 17th holes but missed them both. He was one shot from joining the select group of players who’ve shot 63 in a major. “I’d say probably (hole) 13 or 14, that’s when it started to enter my mind,” Leishman said. Back in April, while preparing for the Masters, Leishman’s wife Audrey was hospitalized with a mysterious, flu-like illness. “It’s changed my whole perspective on life,” Leishman said. Source: www.stltoday.com
